Ashes 2010 Infographic

Top Soccer players on Twitter

Brazil:
Goalkeeper, Julio Cesar – http://twitter.com/juliocesargol
Half, Kaka – http://twitter.com/realkaka
Striker Luis Fabiano – http://twitter.com/luis_fabuloso

South Africa
Striker, Katlego Mphela – http://twitter.com/killermphela
Volante, Lance Davids - http://twitter.com/ldavidsofficial
Half, Steven Pienaar – http://twitter.com/therealstevenpi

Germany
Lateral, Philipp Lahm – http://twitter.com/philipp_lahm
Half Lukas Podolski – http://twitter.com/Podolski10

Argentina
Volante, Javier Mascherano – http://twitter.com/javimascherano
Striker Sergio Aguero – http://twitter.com/aguerosergiokun
Striker, Diego Milito – http://twitter.com/signoremilito

Chile
Striker Humberto Suazo – http://twitter.com/chupetesuazo

Spain
Goalkeeper, Iker Casillas – http://twitter.com/icasillasf
Defender / lateral Sergio Ramos – http://twitter.com/Camas1986
Defender Puyol – http://twitter.com/Carles5puyol
Half, Andres Iniesta – http://twitter.com/andresiniesta8

France
Lateral, Gael Clichy – http://twitter.com/gaelclichy22
Lateral Evra – http://twitter.com/pat_evra
Striker Nicolas Anelka – http://twitter.com/anelkaofficiel

Ghana
Half, Kevin-Prince Boateng – http://twitter.com/princeboateng

Netherlands
Half, Sneijder – http://twitter.com/sneijder_wesley
Striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – http://twitter.com/klaashuntelaar
Striker Ryan Babel – http://twitter.com/ryanbabel

England
Half, Steven Gerrard – http://twitter.com/stevie_gerrard
Half, Frank Lampard – http://twitter.com/franklampard8
Striker Jermain Defoe – http://twitter.com/jermaineDefoe
Striker Peter Crouch - http://twitter.com/OfficialCrouch

Italy
Defender Giorgio Chiellini – http://twitter.com/chiellini
Defender Canavarro – http://twitter.com/fabiocannavaro

Uruguay
Striker Diego Forlan – http://twitter.com/diegoforlan7

Non-cricketing factors that will impact IPL-3

The first two editions of the IPL established 3 factors that affected the success of the teams - player availability, team balance and playing conditions.
Player availability will be less of an issue this year with most short format players free of their international commitments by mid-March. Key players missing March action due to test duty will be KKR (McCullum), Bangalore (Pietersen), Deccan (Ryan Harris), Rajasthan (Watson), Chennai (Hussey). Mumbai are lucky with both Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo free for IPL duty after the last ODI on March 12. Injuries to top players including Zaheer Khan, Jacob Oram, Flintoff may well affect their respective teams.
Team balance is limited by the 4 overseas players rule and the quality of Indian domestic players in the playing XI. Assuming 4 international players each from India and overseas in the XI, this still leaves 3 players that can affect performance. This is where the talent scouts have an important part to play scooping up promising U-19 and domestic players like Gony, Virat Kholi and Manish Pandey. Teams that have got maximum value from their overseas players like Deccan & Delhi have been frontrunners in both editions.
Playing conditions suited the spinners in 2009 due to the IPL being played beyond the scheduled end of the long cricket season. With the short boundaries and smaller stadiums in India, teams with a strong top-order and crafty death bowlers will do well. Expect teams to pack overseas batsmen in their top 4 and rely on their Indian bowlers to do the job. Scoring a minimum of 170 when batting first will be the priority as no target will be safe on the pitches in India.